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In Praise of Trashy Art

ByAbby Quillen September 13, 2010

We’re big on recycling in my house. We dutifully separate our glass and recyclables and drag our bins out to the curb each week. We take outdated electronics and computers to the local computer recycling center. We turn old clothes into rags, and my son draws on the back side of scrap paper. But I…

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A Snapshot of Waste in America

ByAbby Quillen July 8, 2010September 4, 2016

Pounds of trash the average American generated in a day in 1960: 2.68 Pounds of trash the average American generated in a day in 2008: 4.5 Percentage of U.S. municipal solid waste that was recycled in 1960: 6.4 Percentage of U.S. municipal solid waste that was recycled in 2008: 33.2 Percent increase in the amount…

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